The complete manual of catholic piety : containing a selection of fervent prayers, pious reflections, and solid instructions, adapted to every state of life. To which is annexed a supplement, containing excellent and approved devotions, with the epistles and gospels for all the sundays and festivals of the year

by: Gahan, William

Publication date: 1844

Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Topics: Catholic Church

Publisher: Dublin : J. Duffy

Collection: catholictexts; additional_collections

Language: English

CONTENTS.
Preface, 7
Table of Moveable feasts, 10
Feasts and Fasts throughout the Year, 11
Unlawful Marriages, 12
Plenary Indulgences, ib.
Manner of Lay Baptism, 14
Ecclesiastical Calendar, ib.
Morning Prayer, 25
Acts of Faith, Hope, and Charity, 30
The Litany of the holy Name of Jesus, 33
The Salva Regina, — in verse, 36
The Angelas Domini, 37
Short Ejaculations in the course of the Day, 38
Prayers for Night, 39
The Litany of the Blessed Virgin, 44
The Hymn, Te lucis ante terminum, — in English, 47
A Prayer before Sermon, Spiritual Reading, &c. 49
A Prayer before Mass, 50
Prayers at Mass, 56
Preparation for Confession, 80
A Protestation before the Examination of Conscience, 81
Prayers before the Examination of Conscience, 82
An Examination of Conscience, 85
Prayers before Confession, 92
A Prayer at receiving Absolution, 97
Prayers after Confession, 98
Instructions for Communion, 103
Prayers before Communion, 107
Acts of Virtue before Communion 111
A Prayer to obtain the effects of a Plenary Indulgence, 118
Prayers after Communion, 124
Acts of Virtue after Communion, 130
The Seven Penitential Psalms, 141
The Litany of Saints, 150
Motives to Perseverance in a Virtuous Life, 158
Devotions for every Day in the Week, 100
Pious Reflections for every Day in the Month; from the French of the Rev. F. Bouhours, 171
Meditations on the Articles of the Creed — to be used as a Devotion by Societies, Families, &c. 210
Anthem of the Blessed Virgin, Salve Regina, 224
An Universal Prayer for all things necessary to Salvation 225
A Prayer for the Choice of a State of Life, 227
A Prayer for a Pregnant Woman, ib.
Litany of Divine Providence, 229
Prayer of St. Bernard to the Blessed Virgin, 232
Litany of St. Winefrid, 238
The Golden Litany, 239
The Prayers of St. Bridget, 247
Devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 258
Litany of the Sacred Heart, 259
Reparation of Honour to the Sacred Heart, 262
Devotions for the Sick, 264
A Prayer upon Recovery from Sickness, 277
Preparation for Death, 278
A Prayer by St. Liguori, 291
A Prayer of St. Augustin on the Sufferings of Christ, 292
A Prayer of St. Jerome in time of Agony, 293
Prayers to be recited by the Assistants when the Dying Person loses the use of Speech, 294
Recommendation of a Soul Departing 298
Litany for a Happy Death, 305
A Prayer for all that are buried in a Church or Church-yard, 309
Exequies, or Sacred Rites over the Tomb, (in Latin and English) 310
Litany for the Dead, 316
A Prayer upon the day of Decease or Burial, 320
Vespers for Sundays, (in Latin and English,) 321
The Hymn, Lucie Creator Optime, (Latin and English,) 326
Litany of the Blessed Virgin, (in Latin,) 328
Method of Serving at Mass, 330
SUPPLEMENT.
On the Mass, and the use of the Latin Liturgy, 336
The Ordinary of the Holy Mass, 340
Explanatory Prayers at Mass, 367
Epistles and Gospels for the Sundays and Principal Festivals throughout the Year, 388
Instructions and Devotions for Confirmation, 482
The Psalter of Jesus, 492
The Rosary of the blessed Name of Jesus, 503
The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin, 510
The Hymn, Te Deum, (in English.) 521
The Thirty Days' Prayer, 522
HYMNS FOR FESTIVALS. (in Latin and English.)
Advent, Alma Redemptor, 527
Christmas, Adeste Fidelity, ib.
Passion and Palm-Sundays, Vexilla regin, 528
Good-Friday, Stabat mater, 529
Easter, O Filii, 532
Whit-Sun day, Veni Creator, 534
Sequence to do., Veni Sancte, 536
Corpus Christi, Pange lingua, 538
At the Elevation, O Salutaris, 540

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